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| Prisoner star McGoohan dies at 80 | Prisoner star McGoohan dies at 80 |
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| Emmy-winning actor Patrick McGoohan, best known for starring in cult 1960s TV show The Prisoner, has died at the age of 80. | Emmy-winning actor Patrick McGoohan, best known for starring in cult 1960s TV show The Prisoner, has died at the age of 80. |
| He died in Los Angeles after a short illness, his film producer son-in-law Cleve Landsberg said. | He died in Los Angeles after a short illness, his film producer son-in-law Cleve Landsberg said. |
| McGoohan played the character Six in the surreal 1960s show, filmed in the north Wales village of Portmeirion. | McGoohan played the character Six in the surreal 1960s show, filmed in the north Wales village of Portmeirion. |
| He won two Emmy awards for his work on TV detective series Columbo, playing different characters. | He won two Emmy awards for his work on TV detective series Columbo, playing different characters. |
| 'I am a free man' | |
| The first came for an episode of the series in 1974, with another 16 years later. | The first came for an episode of the series in 1974, with another 16 years later. |
| In more recent years, McGoohan played King Edward Longshanks in the 1995 Mel Gibson film Braveheart. | In more recent years, McGoohan played King Edward Longshanks in the 1995 Mel Gibson film Braveheart. |
| The actor, who was born in New York and raised in England and Ireland, came to screen prominence in TV series Danger Man, in which he played a secret service agent. | |
| He was later considered for the role of James Bond for the movie Dr No. | |
| But McGoohan was chiefly associated with cult ITV drama The Prisoner, writing some of the episodes himself under a different name. | |
| His character spent the entire time attempting to escape from The Village and finding out the identity of his captor, the elusive Number One. | |
| He repeatedly declared: "I am not a number - I am a free man!" | |
| In 2000, McGoohan reprised his most famous role in an episode of The Simpsons. | |
| McGoohan's last role came in 2002, as a voice artist in animated picture Treasure Planet. |